þistill

þistill

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þistill, from Proto-Germanic *þistilaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɪstɪtl/

  Rhymes: -ɪstɪtl

Noun

þistill m (genitive singular þistils, nominative plural þistlar)

1. thistle (plant of the genus Cirsium)
   1. specifically, the creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense)

Declension

declension of þistill

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þistill	þistillinn	þistlar	þistlarnir
accusative	þistil	þistilinn	þistla	þistlana
dative	þistli	þistlinum	þistlum	þistlunum
genitive	þistils	þistilsins	þistla	þistlanna

Derived terms

• þistilhjarta

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þistilaz.

Noun

þistill m (genitive þistils, plural þistlar)

1. thistle

Declension

  Declension of þistill (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þistill	þistillinn	þistlar	þistlarnir
accusative	þistil	þistilinn	þistla	þistlana
dative	þistli	þistlinum	þistlum	þistlunum
genitive	þistils	þistilsins	þistla	þistlanna

Descendants

• Faroese: tistil
• Icelandic: þistill
• Norwegian Bokmål: tistel
• Norwegian Nynorsk: tistel
• Swedish: tistel

References

• þistill in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.